On July 4th, 2006, I embarked on a quest to become the pre-eminent American portrait painter of the 21st century. This blog chronicles that journey. With apologies to Joan Didion, I call it THE YEAR OF MAGICAL PAINTING.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Francis Bacon weighs in...

This from my boy, Frankie Bacon:

Nine tenths of the nation... Ninety percent of the people... Ninety-five percent of the people are absolute fools. And they're bigger fools about painting than anything else.

Excluding perhaps, at least here in the U.S., healthcare and the related motivations of the Republican Party.